Yemen

In 2006, the Government of Yemen launched the National Reform Agenda (NRA), a set of ambitious reform measures promoting good governance prioritising in combating corruption. A key component of this is bringing procurement up to international standards. Yemen implemented promising measures to increase transparency throughout the procurement cycle.

The Government of Yemen does not have a clear communication plan to disseminate targeted messages on the procurement reforms. Designing and implementing such a plan would be important on a national level to create awareness and understanding of the reforms. In addition, communicating these messages at the international level would give recognition to Yemen’s achievements in moving towards a modern state.

Based on its findings and analyses, the Joint Learning Study (JLS) identified the following proposals for action to enhance integrity and transparency in public procurement in Yemen:

Strengthen the capacity of the key national oversight institutions;

Provide greater transparency and accessibility to decisions about public procurement;

Build a mutually beneficial partnership between government and the private sector;

Link procurement planning to the national budget and Public Investment Program processes.